Gentle Giant vs Jethro Tull

Jethro Tull represents me prog that I love really much.

^ Hey friend. I've seen A Passion Play mentioned on here a few times before and meant to listen to it, but you know.. so many albums so little time. But if you listen to The Power and The Glory all the way through and give it an honest chance then I will listen to A Passion Play.

YESESIS wrote: ^ Hey friend. I've seen A Passion Play mentioned on here a few times before and meant to listen to it, but you know.. so many albums so little time. But if you listen to The Power and The Glory all the way through and give it an honest chance then I will listen to A Passion Play.

Sorry, mate! I have given IMO too many changes to GG, as you said too many albums to listen & too little time. It´s just some bands/artists you can´t like them at all. Also, if you don´t have sparkle to listen Jethro, why you will listen it? Everybody just don´t have to like everything. I of course like to recommend my favorite artists, but really don´t expect everybody like them.

YESESIS wrote: Mortte wrote: YESESIS wrote: ^ Hey friend. I've seen A Passion Play mentioned on here a few times before and meant to listen to it, but you know.. so many albums so little time. But if you listen to The Power and The Glory all the way through and give it an honest chance then I will listen to A Passion Play. Sorry, mate! I have given IMO too many changes to GG, as you said too many albums to listen & too little time. It´s just some bands/artists you can´t like them at all. Also, if you don´t have sparkle to listen Jethro, why you will listen it? Everybody just don´t have to like everything. I of course like to recommend my favorite artists, but really don´t expect everybody like them. Yeah ok I understand, you feel you've given GG enough chances already. I'll probably still listen to A Passion Play at some point. I like Thick as a Brick a lot so maybe I'll like that one as well.

Have to say, that I was quite disappointed at first to "a Passion Play". Although it´s also album length entity like "Thick", it´s a little bit different, maybe darker. But with some years and many listens I started to love it also. Maybe you should first listen "Songs From the Wood", it has somehow same spirit as "Thick", also this song is one of my big Jethro favorites:

YESESIS wrote: Oh, that was nice. Thanks for posting it. Maybe this is a band I've overlooked because they play on the radio too much. Too many good bands lol. I've been listening to Univers Zero lately, they're honestly good I like them. But I'll get back to Jethro Tull one of these days I'm sure. Edit: I just tried to vote for GG again to break the tie and it said "You have already voted in this poll" Oh well.

Well, somebody else seemed to vote for you. Jethro has been one of the biggest faves to me since I started to listen prog. And really there are not many times I´ve heard it played on the radio in Finland. I think the last song from them in the radio I´ve heard was "Locomotive Breath". If you start to listen them more, concentrate on their 60-70 -albums. They´re the greatest, only "Too Old to R´N`R" is little bit weaker, but also that´s better than any of their after seventies album. I really love also their four first albums before Thick, but they´re not as prog as Thick and after that albums. Probably "Benefit" is little bit underrated, really great album. Have to mention also I saw them live once, it was one of my best gigs.

YESESIS wrote: ^ Here in the USA they play a fair amount on classic rock radio. Songs like Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, Bungle in the Jungle, Living in the Past, Cross Eyed Mary, etc. Them Pink Floyd and Rush are kind of overexposed on the radio here. Whereas a band like Gentle Giant NEVER plays on the radio, that's part of what I love about them. But like you say, huge amount of great music in the world.. not to mention classical music which I love to listen to also. I'll never get bored of it all either my friend.

Here in Finland is only one channel (it´s name is Nostalgia) that plays old, great music (really soon going to be bored Cream´s White Room, such a shame because I have loved that song, but luckily only part of my work I have chance to listen radio) but they also never played Jethro, Pink Floyd or Rush or anything else that´s even near of prog. I quess prog is again a swear word in Finland.

Gentle Giant for me!